diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index cb6c8576..c95a0d6d 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ config.libs = [
             Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/abort_exit.c"),
             Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/ansi_files.c"),
             Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/ansi_fp.c"),
-            Object(NonMatching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/arith.c"),
+            Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/arith.c"),
             Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/buffer_io.c"),
             Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/ctype.c"),
             Object(Matching, "MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/direct_io.c"),
diff --git a/src/static/MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/arith.c b/src/static/MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/arith.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b528502d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/static/MSL_C.PPCEABI.bare.H/arith.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "MSL_C/MSL_Common_Embedded/Math/fdlibm.h"
+#include "MSL_C/w_math.h"
+#include "types.h"
+#include "compiler/gcc/stdlib.h" // TODO: we should **not** be using the gcc def for this
+
+u64 __div2i(s32, s32, s32, s32);                    /* extern */
+
+ldiv_t ldiv(s32 num, s32 denom) {
+    ldiv_t sp8;
+    s32 var_r5;
+    s32 var_r6;
+
+    var_r5 = 1;
+    var_r6 = 1;
+    if (num < 0) {
+        num = -num;
+        var_r5 = -1;
+    }
+    if (denom < 0) {
+        denom = -denom;
+        var_r6 = -1;
+    }
+    sp8.quot = (num / denom) * (var_r5 * var_r6);
+    sp8.rem = (num * var_r5) - (var_r6 * (sp8.quot * denom));
+    return sp8;
+}
+
+lldiv_t lldiv(s64 num, s64 denom) {
+    lldiv_t sp10;
+    s64 var_r5;
+    s64 var_r6;
+
+    var_r5 = 1;
+    var_r6 = 1;
+    if (num < 0) {
+        num = -num;
+        var_r5 = -1;
+    }
+    if (denom < 0) {
+        denom = -denom;
+        var_r6 = -1;
+    }
+    sp10.quot = (num / denom) * (var_r5 * var_r6);
+    sp10.rem = (num * var_r5) - (var_r6 * (sp10.quot * denom));
+    return sp10;
+}